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Celeb News: PMA: Best Albums of 2014
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- St. Vincent
- Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
- Sun Kil Moon - Benji
- The War on Drugs - Lost In The Dream
- Swans - To Be Kind
- White Lung - Deep Fantasy
- Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ
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eyoncé’s 4 downplayed radio ready singles in favor of tracks intended to form a cohesive whole. It didn’t exactly work, but the album was terrific nevertheless. BEYONCÉ contains even fewer potential chart-toppers (the magnificent power ballad “XO” and album highlight “Drunk In Love” aside). And yet it achieves the superb unity of mood and sound Mrs. Carter was grasping for with her 2011 release. Without reading the credits, you’d never know a lengthy roster of songwriters, co-producers, additional producers, and lesser collaborators all had their hands in the creation of the year’s best pop album
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- Tune-Yards - Nikki Nack
- Perfect ***** - Say Yes To Love
- Wild Beasts - Present Tense
- Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Out Like A Bell
- Todd Terje - It’s Album Time
- Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
- Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence
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Ultraviolence, a collection of mid-century ballads spiked with blues-rock, is a stunning accomplishment. Its eleven songs whimper and howl, soothe and taunt, hypnotize and thrill. Born to Die’s worst features – basically anything that labored to make it sound “current” – have been thrown into the ash heap. Del Rey and the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach (the album’s main producer) complete the logical trajectory laid out by “Video Games,” “Ride,” and “Young and Beautiful” and mercifully ignore everything in between
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- Beck - Morning Phase
- How To Dress Well - “What Is This Heart?”
- Owen Pallett - In Conflict
- MØ - No Mythologies To Follow
- Against Me! - Transgender Dysmorphia Blues (WTF?)
- Future Islands - Singles
 the rest50 Yumi Zouma, Yumi Zouma
49 Tori Amos, Unrepentant Geraldines
48 Fear of Men, Loom
47 ScHoolboy Q, Oxymoron
46 Pure X, Angel
45 Kelis, Food
44 Wye Oak, Shriek
43 Ratking, So It Goes
42 Actress, Ghettoville
41 Parquet Courts, Sunbathing Animal
40 Chromeo, White Women
39 CEO, Wonderland
38 Isaiah Rashad, Cilvia Demo
37 Marissa Nadler, July
36 Alcest, Shelter
35 YG, My Krazy Life
34 Lone, Reality Testing
33 Shamir, Northtown
32 Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Piñata
31 Speedy Ortiz, Real Hair
30 The Antlers, Familiars
29 Ben Frost, A U R O R A
28 Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, **** Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything
27 Angel Olsen, Burn Your Fire For No Witness
26 Neneh Cherry, Blank Project
25 Cloud Nothings, Here And Nowhere Else
24 Liars, Mess
23 Real Estate, Atlas
22 Röyksopp & Robyn, Do It Again
21 Ought, More Than Any Other Day
Lana, Bey, War On Drugs  .
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I spy with my little eye 3 and a half good albums #bye
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wow and they said BEYONCÉ's acclaim was based on initial hype and here we are 6 months later and it is still getting praised, making mid-year lists and being extolled as the year's best pop album.
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I spy with my little eye 3 and a half good albums #bye |
everything you said rhymes  .
Lana
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MØ, Beyoncé and tune-yars
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I have heard ONE of these albums...pathetic 
One second I'm a flop, then suddenly, the flop is me!
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St. Vincent #1 tho. 
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only Beyonce! God!
the pretentiousness of the list though.
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I've only heard a handful of these, but I think YG's My Krazy Life deserves higher than #35. 
At least he got a spot, though.
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pretentious list tbh 
but slay lana & MØ
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St. Vincent deserves #1.
A good list overall.
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pretentious list tbh
but slay lana & MØ |
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only Beyonce! God!
the pretentiousness of the list though.
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Am I the only one who doesn't like this? 
Overall it's a nice list, some great albums, some good albums and some I've never heard of
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wow and they said BEYONCÉ's acclaim was based on initial hype and here we are 6 months later and it is still getting praised, making mid-year lists and being extolled as the year's best pop album. |
Exactly
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Am I the only one who doesn't like this?
Overall it's a nice list, some great albums, some good albums and some I've never heard of |
are you serious? 
I love Nikki Nack
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Best Albums of 2014
7. Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ
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I don't know much about algeba but I know December 13, 2013 is not 2014.
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Mariah's album should be number 1
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Some good stuff here, some stuff I strongly disagree with though.
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Originally posted by Save-Me-Oprah
I don't know much about algeba but I know December 13, 2013 is not 2014.
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